Collar-button



(No Model.)

J; H. HEMER & M. F. VIA'NUOURT.

COLLAR BUTTON.

N0. 306,487. Patented 0013.14, 1884.

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JOHN HENRY HEMER AND MOSES F. VIANOOURT, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

COLLAR-BUTTON.

PECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 306,487, dated October14, 1884:.

Application filed March 20, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, J OIIN H. Hinton and Mosns F. VIANOOURT, citizensof the United States, residing at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe andState of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGollar-Buttons, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

Our invention relates to a separable collarbutton and means thereon forsecuring and engaging the necktie, all of which will be hereinafterdescribed, and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view ofour device. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the two principal parts of the device detached.

Like letters indicate like parts throughout the several figures.

A represents the back disk of the button, and B the rectangular shank orbox rigidly fixed thereto.

O is a longitudinal recess or opening, and D D are small top and bottomopenings in said box.

F and F are the bottom and top parts, re spectively, of the face-disk.

E is a V-shaped projection, formed, preferably, of resilient metal,having one part at the open end secured to the back of the disk-piece F,the other or corresponding part of the projection E being fixed to theother' half of the disk-piece F. The ends of these projections areconnected to the disk-pieces F F, respectively,at a point immediatelyabove and below the separatingline I-I.

E is a lug formed on the upper side of said projection.

G is a hook rigidly fixed to the disk-piece F. Thishook is turneddownward. Its point is above the lower periphery of the disk-pieee F. Bythis means the point of the hook is prevented from pricking the wearerwhen the button is-placed in position on the neckband.

The operation of the device is as follows: The two parts aresubstantially separated, as shown in Fig. 3. The box portion B is theninserted through the front shirt-baiul buttonhole from the inner side.The collar is then secured to the back of the shirt-band in the usualmanner. The box or shank B is then inserted through the button-holes inthe ends or front of the collar. The projection E is then inserted intothe opening 0 until the lug E engages the small opening D. WVhen the projection is first inserted into the opening 0, said projection iscompressed and the disk parts F F drawn together, in which position theyre main until the lug E engages the opening D. The resiliency of theprojection E will cause the lug to insinuate itself into the opening Dfrom the under side, whereby the two parts are substantially looked, asshown in Fig. 2. Byprcssing on the top and bottom disk parts F F, thelug E may be disengaged from the opening D, and 'the two parts separatedfor the purpose of reinovingthe collar or buttton,

may be desired.

It is a well-known fact that the necktie frequently slips above thecollar. The object of our hook G is to prevent this and secure thenecktie in a fixed position on the collar. This is accomplished byinserting the hook G- into the necktie when the tie is first drawn aboutthe neck. Then when the tie is tied the hook is substantially hiddenfrom view. The hook not only prevents the tie from rising, but alsoprevents its circumferential move nient on the collar.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent A collar-button consisting of the disk A,having box 13, said box being provided with openings 0 D, in combinationwith the twopart disk Fand F, united by the resilient projection E,havinglug E, as specified, and the hook G, substantially as describedand set forth. p

In testimony whereof we at'fix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN HENRY lrll lllllElt. .MOSES F. 'VIANOOUE T.

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O. G. BOYD, W. O. 'iiNnirnnr.

